Tarmo Virkus

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Tarmo Virkus
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NationalityEstonian
Born (1971-01-28) 28 January 1971 (age 52)
Pärnu, Estonia
Sport
Sport Rowing

Tarmo Virkus (born 28 January 1971) is an Estonian rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tarmo Virkus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2018.